WWE SmackDown Preview: WWE Gives Title Match Away Free on TV
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WWE SmackDown Preview: WWE Gives Title Match Away Free on TV
CM Punk defends the Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens in Toronto tonight, plus tag team gold on the line and more chaos, comrades!
Published Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:37:09 -0500
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Article Summary
- CM Punk defends the Undisputed WWE Championship against Kevin Owens in a highly personal title match in Toronto, comrades!
- Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton stand one week away from Sunday Night's Main Event - will they make it through tonight without destroying the arena again?
- Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga defend the WWE Tag Team Championship against former champions Damian Priest and R-Truth with the dangerous Haku in their corner!
- Blake Monroe makes her first official SmackDown match against Giulia after weeks of backstage attacks ordered into the ring by capitalist authority figure Nick Aldis!
Greetings, comrades! It is I, your El Presidente, reporting to you live from my luxury suite at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, where I have bribed several local officials to ensure Esteban and I have the finest poutine and maple syrup available while we watch tonight's wrestling extravaganza! Speaking of which, WWE SmackDown is coming to you live from the Great White North tonight, and let me tell you, the card is so stacked it reminds me of the time I helped Fidel Castro organize a wrestling tournament in Havana to distract the CIA from our secret submarine base. Tonight's WWE SmackDown features a championship main event that has all of Toronto buzzing, plus chaos between former allies, tag team gold on the line, and a newcomer ready to make her official in-ring debut!
CM Punk battles Kevin Owens in an Undisputed WWE Title Match in Toronto
Undisputed WWE Champion CM Punk is set to battle Kevin Owens in an a highly personal title showdown in Toronto.
At SummerSlam, Owens returned from a potentially career ending injury, winning a No. 1 Contender's Fatal 4-Way Match against Sami Zayn, Gunther and Finn Bálor to earn the right to challenge The Best in the World.
Then on the Aug. 14 edition of SmackDown, the turbulent independent scene history between Punk and Owens came center stage in an explosive war of words.
Now the time for talk is over. All that remains is a highly-anticipated title match that is sure to be an instant classic.
See who will leave Canada with the Undisputed WWE Championship, Friday at 8 ET/5 PT on USA.
Ah, comrades, this match reminds me of the time Kim Jong-un and I had a falling out over who made the better craft beer during our independent brewing days in Pyongyang! CM Punk and Kevin Owens have that same kind of history from their days toiling in the independent wrestling salt mines before they seized the means of production and made it to the big time. The passion, the intensity, the deeply personal nature of their conflict – it is exactly like when I had to defend my presidential palace against a coup attempt organized by my former vice president who I had trained myself! Owens earned this opportunity by conquering Sami Zayn, Gunther, and Finn Bálor at SummerSlam, proving that even after a career-threatening injury, the proletariat fighter can rise up and challenge the champion! This is the kind of workers' revolution I can get behind, even if capitalist pig Nick Khan is profiting from it!
Will Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton unleash more chaos en route to Sunday Night's Main Event?
After brawling all over the arena last week on SmackDown, Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton stand one week closer to their showdown at Sunday Night's Main Event. Will The American Nightmare and The Viper make it to their explosive matchup, or does more destruction await SmackDown? Don't miss all the action, Friday at 8 ET/7 CT on SmackDown on USA.
Comrades, the deteriorating relationship between Cody Rhodes and Randy Orton is like watching my alliance with Muammar Gaddafi fall apart after he claimed to have invented a better recipe for my grandmother's empanadas! These two former allies cannot keep their hands off each other, and I mean that in the most violent way possible. Last week they destroyed half the arena, which is exactly what happened when Gaddafi and I got into an argument at Hugo Chávez's birthday party and accidentally knocked over his ice sculpture of Simón Bolívar. The tension is so thick you could cut it with the ceremonial machete I keep in my presidential sash! With their match at Sunday Night's Main Event just one week away, I predict tonight's WWE SmackDown will see even more capitalist property destruction, and as a socialist revolutionary, I fully support the workers smashing the bourgeoisie's expensive arena equipment!
Tama Tonga & Talla Tonga defend WWE Tag Team Championship against Damian Priest & R-Truth
After capturing the WWE Tag Team Championship in a Triple Threat Tag Team Match against then-champions Damian Priest and R-Truth as well as The Viking Raiders, Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga will defend the title against Priest and Truth while backed by the dangerous Haku. Don't miss all the action of SmackDown, Friday at 8 ET/7 CT on USA.
Ah, Tama Tonga and Talla Tonga with the legendary Haku in their corner! This reminds me of the time I convinced Idi Amin to be my backup during negotiations with the CIA at a neutral location in Geneva – nobody dared to try anything funny with that mountain of a man standing behind me! Damian Priest and R-Truth lost their championships in a Triple Threat match, which is the most capitalist bourgeoisie nonsense – imagine losing your title without even being pinned! It is like when the CIA convinced the Organization of American States to suspend my country's membership even though I was not present to defend myself at the vote! But I respect Priest and Truth getting their direct rematch opportunity, because every worker deserves a fair shot at reclaiming what was stolen from them. However, with Haku backing the Tongan champions, this is like bringing a tank to a knife fight – I should know, I have done exactly that on three separate occasions!
Blake Monroe to battle Giulia in her first SmackDown match
Blake Monroe has made a strong statement since emerging on SmackDown by carrying out a series of backstage attacks. In response, SmackDown General Manager Nick Aldis has determined that it's time to move this aggressiveness into the ring, and Giulia is happy to oblige. Don't miss when Monroe battles The Beautiful Madness in her first SmackDown match, Friday at 8 ET/7 CT on SmackDown on USA.
Blake Monroe carrying out backstage attacks is exactly the kind of guerrilla warfare tactics I employed during my revolutionary days, comrades! Sometimes you must strike from the shadows before you are ready to face your enemies in open combat! But now Nick Aldis, the authority figure representing the capitalist WWE management structure, is forcing her into official competition. This is like when the United Nations forced me to stop conducting "informal military exercises" near my neighbor's border and formalize my grievances through proper diplomatic channels – how boring! Giulia, The Beautiful Madness, is the perfect opponent for Monroe's official debut, much like how Dennis Rodman was the perfect opponent for me in a basketball game Kim Jong-un organized in 2013. The chaos, the unpredictability, the sheer madness of this matchup on tonight's WWE SmackDown – it will be glorious!
You can check out WWE's official preview for tonight's WWE SmackDown for all the capitalist corporate propaganda they are spinning about these matches, comrades.
So tune in tonight to WWE SmackDown at 8 ET/7 CT on USA Network, comrades! I will be watching from my luxury box with Esteban, who has already developed a taste for Canadian bacon and is demanding we invade Toronto just to secure a steady supply. We have arranged for a special delivery of Tim Hortons coffee and Timbits, and I have positioned three of my most loyal guards at the door to ensure no CIA agents try to poison my double-double. ¡Viva la revolución, and viva WWE SmackDown!
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